CFR > Title 20 - Employees' Benefits > CHAPTER V—EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR > PART 670—THE JOB CORPS UNDER TITLE I OF THE WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT > SUBPART I—Administrative and Management Provisions (§670.900 to §670.995) > 670.910—Are students entitled to Federal Employees Compensation Benefits (FECB)?

670.910—Are students entitled to Federal Employees Compensation Benefits (FECB)?

(a) Job Corps students are considered Federal employees for purposes of the Federal Employees Compensation Act (FECA). (WIA sec. 157(a)(3).)
(b) Job Corps students may be entitled to Federal Employees Compensation Benefits as specified in WIA section 157.
(c) Job Corps students must meet the same eligibility tests for FECA payments that apply to all other Federal employees. One of those tests is that the injury must occur “in the performance of duty.” This test is described in § 670.915.